Appearances deceive

People are upset by the cover of Rolling Stone because it doesn’t fit their perceptions that most Muslim terrorists look and act like Osama bin Laden (July 18).

It’s difficult to demonize someone who looks like “The Bomber” of the magazine cover. This attitude shows how shallow many people are and how easily they can be manipulated by image, alone. Do people feel sorry for James “Whitey” Bulger because he looks like an old man?

Being a Bostonian whose son walked down Boylston Street that day, I look forward to gaining insight into this unspeakable crime from articles such as that in Rolling Stone.